An MP hit out yesterday over the brutal murder of an innocent Muslim teenager.

Ahmed Hassan, 17, was stabbed to death near the entrance to Dewsbury rail station in West Yorkshire.

Local Labour MP Shahid Malik said: "He was a model pupil and a model citizen and he encountered people that have evil intent."

Mr Malik said Ahmed, an A-level student at Heckmondwike grammar school, had never been in trouble.

He added: "He was not in any gang and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. This was a complete innocent - a young man who has no history of trouble.

"He had an incredibly bright future and it has been wickedly cut short by the heinous acts of these individuals."

Mr Malik visited Ahmed's family at their home in Batley. "They are completely devastated," he said.

"They have no hatred for the perpetrators, they just want to pray for their loss." Mr Malik, who is also Minister for International Development, said the murder had cast a shadow over the area, coming just before Eid and Christmas.

"Eid will never be the same again for this family," he said.

Dewsbury, which was the home of one of the 7/7 London bombers, has developed a strong British National Party following. Mr Malik said police were looking into the possibility of a racial motive.

Officers confirmed last night that they were questioning two men aged 18 and 19 and a youth of 17 who was arrested at the scene at around 2pm on Saturday.

A man of 24 was also quizzed, but later released without charge. Meanwhile, a boy of 16 was knifed to death in a clash between rival gangs who gatecrashed a birthday party.

David Nowak, 16, collapsed with a single stab wound after more than 50 teenagers descended on the party at a community centre near his home in Stoke Newington, North London, on Saturday night.

A 15-year-old was also seriously hurt. He was taken to hospital and was said to be in stable condition.

David is the 26th teenager to be murdered in London this year. Fourteen youngsters, including a girl, were being questioned last night.